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> The functions `Kernel.exit/1` and `Process.exit/2` are
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> named similarly but provide very different functionalities. The
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> `Kernel:exit/1` function should be used when the intent is to stop the current
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> process while `Process:exit/2` should be used when the intent is to send an
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> exit signal to another process. Note also that `Kernel:exit/1` raises an
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> exception that can be caught while `Process:exit/2` does not cause any
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> exception to be raised.
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> process while `Process.exit/2` should be used when the intent is to send an
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> exit signal to another process. Note also that `Kernel.exit/1` can be caught
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> with `try/1` while `Process.exit/2` can only be handled by trapping exits and
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> when the signal is different than `:kill`.
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## Examples
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